HAVERHILL, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A Haverhill church is offering a lifeline to families struggling with medical bills in the state.
The non-denominational Riverside Church is helping 1500 low-income residents get from under $1.3 million in medical debt.
The church partnered with an organization called Undue Medical Debt for the initiative, hoping to erase debt for families in Massachusetts with a targeted focus on Middlesex and Essex counties.
After a plea to his congregation, Pastor Mark Rivera raised $10,000 to help contribute to the cause.
“We basically expressed the needs that we were hearing of different families and people that have been really overwhelmed by some of the debt they were experiencing,” says Pastor…
